 The
system uses an ozone generator in combination with an air
pump to continuously aerate your water tank with tiny ozone
saturated bubbles, which oxidize and kill many of the impurities
in your well water. These ozone-saturated bubbles
also provide the pumping action to constantly circulate
and filter the entire contents of your holding tank at
the rate of about 10 gallons per minute (600 gallons per
hour – over 14,000 gallons per day). The result
is refreshing, delicious, high quality water throughout
your home and land for all of your water needs: Showering,
laundering, dish washing, cooking, plant watering, etc. And
the system costs only pennies a day to operate – typically
about $5 - $6 per month.
Ozone: What Is It?
Ozone, one of natures’ basic elements, is a very
powerful disinfecting and deodorizing gas consisting of
oxygen with an extra oxygen atom attached, therefore becoming
ozone. When oxygen in the air is exposed to ghigh
intensity ultraviolet rays, ozone is created (such as our
sun creating the ozone layer). When ozone
does it’s job, it oxidizes by giving up and attaching
it’s extra oxygen atom to anything that can be oxidized. Once
this process occurs, the ozone molecule becomes oxygen. Thus,
the only by-product of ozone is pure oxygen. In
fact, ozone reverts to pure oxygen quite rapidly and naturally: The
half-life of ozone in air is on the order of hours and
on the order of minutes when dissolved in water. Additionally,
ozone dissolves over 12 times more readily into water than
pure oxygen, then reverts to oxygen, providing hundreds
of times more dissolved oxygen in your water than could
otherwise be possible. This high oxygen content of
your water provides many of the benefits made possible
with the Triple O System.
The Benefits of Ozone:
Municipal water companies have used ozone technology to
treat large quantities of water for many years because
of its effectiveness in purifying and conditioning water.
Triple O Systems has selected ozone technology for use
in treating well/tank water because of its unique properties
to:
- Kill bacteria on contact thousands of times faster
than chlorine or bromine.
- Kill virus on contact.
- Kill algae spores, fungus, mold and yeast spores.
- Oxidize oils and precipitate heavy metals.
- Remove excess iron, manganese, and sulfur by a process
known as micro-flocculation, thus conditioning the water
naturally without chemical additives.
- Remove color and odor, leaving a fresh, healthy bouquet.
- Reduce scale build-up on equipment such as pipes and
water heaters, and staining of showers, sinks, bathtubs
and toilets.
- Ozone leaves no residue. Its only by-product
is pure oxygen.
How Does the Triple O System Work?
The system consists of an ozone generator with air pump,
in-line mixing system (installed on the well feed line
to the water tank), and a filter module (with 100 square
feet of filter area) that hangs inside the tank and includes
an ozone diffuser to create millions of ozone-saturated
bubbles.
The ozone generator creates ozone the same way the sun
does in our upper atmosphere. Inside the generator
is a very high intensity ultraviolet (UV) lamp that simulates
the ozone producing UV rays of our sun. When compressed
air is pumped through the UV chamber, the result is partial
conversion of the oxygen in the air to ozone.
The output of the ozone generator is fed through the in-line
mixing system and into the diffuser inside the filter module
to create ozone-saturated bubbles. As these bubbles
rise inside the filter module lift pipe, the friction of
the ozone bubbles against the water causes the bubbles
to mix with and draw water through the filter and into
the lift pipe. Thus, the water exposed to the tiny
ozone bubbles is filtered prior to ozonation, increasing
the ability of the ozone to do its job. As the ozone
bubbles rise up and out of the lift pipe, they continue
to rise up through about 6 feet of water in the tank, continuing
the ozone absorption process and circulating large quantities
of water throughout your holding tank.
The complete system thus provides continuous purification,
filtration and circulation without the use of a water pump. Water
delivered to your home and land is fresh and clean, and
ideal for all your domestic water uses.
People Have Been Using Chlorine For Years, Why
Do I need Ozone?
In recent years, scientists have discovered that chlorine
creates harmful by-products know as THMs that are carcinogenic. The
EPA is starting to impose strict standards on the level
of THMs allowed in domestic water treatment plants. Ozone
is the treatment method of choice by water treatment professionals
to replace chlorine, since ozone produces no THMs.
Do The Larger Municipal Water Treatment Plants
That Use Ozone Also Use Chlorine?
Yes, they do add a small chlorine residual after ozonation. This
is done to prevent the possibility of the water picking
up bacteria in the lengthy distribution piping required
in larger municipal water supplies, since the dissolved
ozone will revert to oxygen before distribution.
Will My Water System Require Chlorine in Addition
to Ozone?
Typically, no. Single family dwellings and small
multi-house systems do not require a chlorine residual
due to their short distribution piping systems.
If Chlorine Is Required In Larger Systems, Why
Don’t They Just Use Chlorine Rather Than Chlorine
And Ozone?
There are many advantages to using ozone other than the
fact that ozone water treatment does not create THMs. Ozone
(which is not a chemical additive) kills virus and bacteria
on contact, precipitates many metals, deodorizes, removes
color and taste, leaves no residue, reduces scale formation,
kills algae, mold and yeast spores. Since ozone dissolves
over a dozen times more readily into water than pure oxygen,
and then readily reverts to oxygen, your water will have
a very high level of dissolved oxygen. This high
oxygen content has some wonderful benefit: White
laundry, great tasting coffee plus anything cooked with
water has enhanced flavor, refreshing showers and baths,
house plants spring to life with little or no fertilizer. Additionally,
if chlorine is added to ozonated water, combined chlorine
(chloramines) and will therefore not be offensive. Combined
chlorine is what causes water to smell like chlorine. Combined
chlorine occurs when the chlorine has not completely oxidized
the contaminants. Chlorine added to ozonated water
has nothing to oxidize and therefore becomes free chlorine/
If the System Runs 24 Hours a Day, Won’t
It Be Expensive to Operate?
One of the system’s outstanding features is its
efficiency. The entire system consumes about the
same electricity as a 75-watt light bulb. This means
a typical operating cost of about $5 - $6 per month.
How Long Will The System Take To Clean Up My Water
Tank?
This depends on the severity of your water problem, the
size of your tank, and the amount of water that you use. A
typical 5000 gallon tank will stabilize anywhere from a
few days to a few weeks. If your tank is 20,000 gallons
and needs a lot of cleaning, it can take a few months to
completely stabilize. Regardless, you will notice
a dramatic change in your water within a few days.
How Do I Know The Triple O System Works?
The system has been developed and tested since 1984 in
the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California on some
of the worst well water conditions. It has been proven
with over 1000 installations and a vast array of bad water
problems, including: Iron, manganese, tannins, hydrogen
sulfide, iron bacteria, coliform bacteria, strong odor,
bad taste, color, acid water, etc. The system has
been granted a United States Patent.
How Do I Know It Will Solve My Water Problems?
Our dealers offer a unique, no cost, in person demonstration
using your own water. This will show you the quality
of water you can expect from your holding tank. If
you have any doubts, we invite you to have certified water
tests performed on the demonstration water.
What Size Holding Tanks Does The System Work On?
The maximum recommended tank size is 20,000 gallons; multiple
systems can be used for larger tanks. The minimum
tank size is limited only by the water usage. We
recommend that for fairly severe water conditions that
not more that 25% of the holding tank capacity be used
in a 24-hour period. Since a typical family of 4
uses an average of 350 gallons per day, this size family
should have a minimum 1500-gallon capacity holding tank.
What If I Don’t Have A Holding Tank?
A holding tank is required for the Triple O system to
do its job.
Is There Anything Ozone Won’t Do?
Yes. Ozone will not remove nitrates (typical when water
is contaminated by fertilizer run off), sodium, sulfates,
total dissolved solids, chlorides, and fluoride. These
contaminants can be removed by reverse osmosis or distillation. Pre-treating
the water with the Triple O system will dramatically reduce
the maintenance required on the reverse osmosis or distillation
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